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A. .L. HASSARD-SHORT.

LIFE BOAT. Np. 552,248. Patented Dec. 31, 1895,

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 552,248, dated December 31, 1895.

Application filed July 23, 1895.

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Be it known that I, ALGERNON L. HASSARD- SHORT, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, and a resident of Tarborough, in the county of Edgecombe and State of North Garolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Life-Boats, of which the following is a specification, reference being had' to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to life-boats, and the object thereof is to provide an improvement in this class of structures by means of which the upsetting or overturning of a boat will be rendered impossible, and also by means of which a boat of a given size will be enabled to support more people than one which is not provided with my improvement; and with this and other objects in view the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed. 7

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accompanying drawings form a part, in which- Figure 1 is a transverse vertical section of a boat provided with my improvement, and Fig. 2 a plan view thereof on a smaller scale.

In the practice of my invention I employ an ordinary life-boat A such as is now in general use, and the boat A is provided with an elliptical frame B, which entirely surrounds the same and is pointed at each end. The body portion of this frame B is composed preferably of cork, which has a cover of rubber or similar material, and at the center thereof is a core 0 of wood. The frame B is supported by means of wooden strips D, which are bent into the form shown in Fig. 1 and passed through the keel of the boat from one side to the other and connected with the core C of the frame B, and the frame B is also supported by means of iron rods E, connected with the sides of the boat, as shown in Fig. 1, and with said frame, and secured thereto in any desired manner. I also employ longitudinal wooden strips F, which are passed around about midway between the top of the boat and the frame B and are secured to the strips D and at the bow of the boat to a cross- Serial No. 556,920. (No model.)

piece G, which connects the bow of the boat with the bow end of the frame 13.

At the stern of the boat are secured rods H, which are arranged in the form of a triangle and connect with the stern end of the frame B, and between the rods H is placed the usual rudder K.

In placeof the cork filling of the frame B I may employ air or an ordinary inflated rubber tube or casing which will be supported in the manner hereinbefore described or by means similar to those referred to, and when constructed as hereinbefore shown and described the frame B will, when the boat is in the water, be even all around with the waterline thereof.

The strips D and F may be covered with cork or have a layer of cork placed thereon, if desired; and it is evident that changes in and modifications of the construction herein set out may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages, and I therefore reserve the right to make all such alterations therein as fairly come within the scope thereof.

In addition to serving as a means for preventing the upsetting and overturning of the boat, my improvement will also act as afender or guard to prevent injury to the boat caused by striking or coming in contact with the side of a ship when being launched or from com ing in contact with any other body or structure, and it will thus be seen that I provide a safe attachment for life-boats which is simple in construction and operation, and which is well adapted to accomplish the result for which it is intended.

Having fully described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. The combination with a life boat, of an attachment consisting of a frame which surrounds the boat, said frame being composed of a casing which is filled in with cork or other light material, said frame being also supported and connected with the boat by means of strips which pass beneath the boat, and through the keel thereof, and rods which are secured to the top of the boat, substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination with a life boat, of an attachment consisting of a frame which'surrounds the boat, said frame being composed of a casing which is filled in with cork or other light material, said frame being also supported and connected with the boat by means of strips which pass beneath the boat, and through the keel thereof, and rods which are secured to the top of the boat, said strips being bound together by means of other strips arranged transversely thereof, and which meet at the bow of the boat, substantially as shown and described.

3. The combination with a life boat, of a frame which is elliptical in form and pointed at each end, and which surrounds said boat, and is supported at a distance therefrom, by means of strips which are connected therewith, and which are passed beneath the boat and through the keel thereof, and by rods which are connected with the boat, said frame being provided with a central core with which said strips and rods are connected, and said frame being filled in with light material, such as cork or similar substances, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name, in presence of two witnesses, this 20th day of July, 1895.

ALGERXOX L. IIASSARlhSlIORl.

\Vitnesses A. F. WArTs, L. M. MULLER. 

